🇬🇳 Guinean Cuisine

Sauce Feuilles de Patate

Sweet Potato Leaf Sauce

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 5
Difficulty Medium
Calories 434 kcal

A nutritious green sauce made from tender sweet potato leaves cooked with groundnuts and palm oil, a staple in Guinea's forest region.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil sweet potato leaves in salted water for 10 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2 Heat palm oil and sauté onion until soft.
  3. 3 Add groundnut paste and stir for 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Add smoked fish, peppers, bouillon cube, and water.
  5. 5 Add cooked leaves and simmer for 25 minutes until thick. Serve with rice.

Did You Know?

Sweet potato leaves are more nutritious than the tubers themselves, containing high levels of vitamins A and C, iron, and protein.